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Unemployed persons | no. | 941 | 887 | 912 | 1 077 | 860 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 10.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 996 | 2 121 | 2 209 | 2 159 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 661 | 6 788 | 6 942 | 7 026 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 234.1 | 244.8 | 260.8 | 272.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 148 | 36 072 | 37 574 | 38 779 | - |
Net tax | $m | 52.0 | 55.2 | 58.6 | 61.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 813 | 8 137 | 8 436 | 8 711 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 247 | 6 428 | 6 479 | 6 535 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 209.0 | 218.2 | 232.2 | 243.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 218.0 | 231.8 | 243.2 | 253.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 459 | 33 951 | 35 837 | 37 282 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 899 | 36 057 | 37 541 | 38 852 | - |
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Males | % | 56.7 | 56.7 | 55.9 | 55.9 | - |
Females | % | 43.3 | 43.3 | 44.1 | 44.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 637 | 584 | 554 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.4 | 13.4 | 12.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 16.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 173 | 22 921 | 22 647 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 156 | 24 850 | 25 620 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 516 | 492 | 471 | 489 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 147 | 168 | 198 | 213 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 135 | 156 | 159 | 156 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 798 | 816 | 828 | 858 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 93 | 96 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 45 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 132 | 138 | 132 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 99 | 78 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 39 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 108 | 105 | 117 |
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* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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